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m use um s & g alle ri e s
paintings to shed light on changes in style; the evolution of pink for girls, blue for
boys; and advances in color technology.
Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115; 617.267.9300;
www.mfa.org.
NEW MEXICO
THE MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE presents "Turquoise,
Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning" from April 13, 2014 through March
2016. The exhibit highlights the museum's extensive collection of Southwestern
turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and
history, to questions of authenticity and value. Hundreds of necklaces, bracelets,
belts, rings, earrings, silver boxes, and other objects illustrate how the stone was
used and its deep significance to the people of the region.
NEW YORK
THE CORNING MUSEUM features "René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass" from
May 17, 2014 through January 4, 2015. This exhibition will bring together glass,
jewelry, production molds, and design drawings by René Lalique (French, 18601945), dating from about 1893 to Lalique's death in 1945. As a successful jeweler
Lalique experimented with glass in his designs, which eventually led to a career
in which he fully embraced the material. His aesthetic choices in his designs
informed the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco in France, and the objects he
created have become iconic reflections of these periods.
One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830; 800.7332.6845; www.cmog.org.
THE MUSEUM AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY features
"Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s" from February 7 through
April 19, 2014. Despite its dire financial and political environment, the 1930s was
a period of stylistic achievement and technical innovation in design. In contrast to
the preceding Edwardian era—in which stiff, structured clothes dominated high
fashion—1930s garments were softer, minimally ornamented, elegantly
proportioned, and reflected the streamlined art moderne aesthetic. The exhibition
reveals the transformation that took place in women and men's fashion.
Seventh Ave. at 27th St., New York, NY 10001; 212.217.4558; www.fitnyc.edu/3662.asp.
THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN presents "Fashion Jewelry: The
Collection of Barbara Berger" through April 20, 2014. Featuring over four hundred
fifty pieces of fashion jewelry by designers such as Miriam Haskell, Marcel
Boucher, Balenciaga, Kenneth Jay Lane, and Gripoix, this exhibition displays
necklaces, bracelets and earrings, many of them one-of-a-kind.
2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019; 212.299.7777; www.madmuseum.org.
NORTH CAROLINA
THE MINT MUSEUM hosts "Allure Of Flowers: Botanical Motifs In Craft,
Design, & Fashion" at its uptown location from March 1 through August 10, 2014.
Floral patterns have appeared in decorative arts since ancient times. Inspired by
the forms, colors and textures of the botanical world, artists from across the globe
have copied and interpreted individual flowers, bouquets and gardens in glass,
ceramic, textile, and jewelry design. The exhibition features a survey of works from
the mid-nineteenth century to today that illustrate the evolution of floral
ornament in modern and contemporary applied art.
Levine Center for the Arts, 500 South Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202;
704.337.2000; www.mintmuseum.org.
IN MEMORIAM
JOSEPH GATTO, 78, innovative jeweler
and beloved art teacher, was slain
November 14, 2013 in his Silver Lake
home in Los Angeles. An intruder shot
Gatto and ransacked his home, in a
still unsolved case. Gatto helped
found the LA County High School for
the Arts and was Dean of the Visual
Arts Department until his retirement.
He also taught at Otis Parsons and the
Art Center College of Design. Author
of many books, his Exploring Visual
Design is in its fourth edition. From the
outpouring of praise from his students,
it is readily apparent why he was so
often honored for his teaching.
I knew him since the 1970s, as we
shared an interest in antiquities and
jewelry. I was always amazed at his
innovative ways of incorporating
artifacts and antiquities into his unique
jewelry, especially his rings and
bracelets. Ornament featured Joe in a
2010 article (Vol. 33, No. 4) and in the
next issue, I wrote about the hammers
Joe made and used in fabricating his
jewelry for more than four decades
(Vol. 33, No. 5). He was a regular
exhibitor in craft shows, especially the
Pasadena Bead and Design Show,
where I regularly visited his booth, and
about two weeks before his death
talked with him at the Contemporary
Craft Show in Pasadena.
I will miss you greatly, Joe.
Robert K. Liu
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